Tag "SGX"

Four Southeast Asian Stock Exchanges Agree to Build Joint ESG Ecosystem

Four major Southeast Asian stock exchanges – Bursa Malaysia, Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) – have united to form the ASEAN Interconnected Sustainability Ecosystem (ASEAN-ISE). This initiative aims to promote

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Singapore Exchange Mandates Climate and Board Diversity Disclosures From 2022

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has unveiled a roadmap which will require companies to provide climate reporting as well as setting board diversity policies beginning from next onwards. All issuers must provide climate reporting on a ‘comply or explain’ basis in

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SGX to Allow SPAC Listings From Today, Halves Minimum Market Cap to S$150 Million

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has eased up on some measures that were deemed restrictive with a new framework to enable special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to list in the country from today onwards. This move makes SGX the first Asian bourse

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SPACs On The SGX: An Insight into SGX’s Proposed Listing Framework

In recent days, special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have been growing in popularity among founders who are keen to take their companies public in a faster way than traditional initial public offerings (IPOs). Grab, the Singapore-headquartered mobile technology company,

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DBS, SGX, StanChart and Temasek Tackles Climate Action With Global Carbon Exchange

DBS, Singapore Exchange (SGX), Standard Chartered and Temasek joined forces to take climate action through a joint venture Climate Impact X (CIX) which aims to be a global exchange and marketplace for high-quality carbon credits. CIX will offer distinct platforms

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SGX Leverages AI and Machine Learning for Enhanced Oversight of Listed Issuers

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is introducing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other regtech solutions to enhance its oversight of listed issuers. SGX RegCo is expanding the solutions to include machine learning techniques and additional information sources with

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HSBC Executes Singtel’s Billion Dollar Digital Asset Issuance on Marketnode’s Platform

HSBC Singapore and Marketnode successfully completed a digital bond issuance on Marketnode’s digital asset issuance, depository and servicing platform. Marketnode is a joint venture between Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek. The transaction with Singtel is said to represent the largest

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MC Payment Is Now Listed on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist

MC Payment Limited announced that is now listed on the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) Catalist, claiming to be the first digital payments company to do so. With a market capitalisation of about S$139 million, the listing of MC Payment Limited brings

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MAS and SGX Raises Red Flag Amidst US’ GameStop Trading Frenzy

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) have urged the public to be on heightened alert to the risks related to trading in securities incited by online discussion forums and social media chat groups. MAS and

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SGX Ties up With Temasek to Develop Blockchain-Based Digital Asset Infrastructure

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek announced that they have entered into a joint venture (JV) to advance digital asset infrastructure through the use of blockchain. SGX said in a statement that the JV is set to be Asia Pacific’s first

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